Berisad Glacier

Berisad Glacier (Bulgarian: ледник Берисад, romanized: lednik Berisad, IPA: [ˈlɛdniɡ ˈbɛrisɐt]) is a glacier 3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi) long and 1 nmi (2 km; 1 mi) wide in Veregava Ridge, central Sentinel Range in Ellsworth Mountains, Antarctica. It flows north-northwestwards from Kushla Peak to join Dater Glacier northeast of Sipey Bluff.

Berisad Glacier
Location of Sentinel Range in Western Antarctica
Location of Berisad Glacier in Antarctica
Location	Ellsworth Land
Coordinates	78°25′20″S 84°51′50″W
Length	3 nmi (6 km; 3 mi)
Width	1 nmi (2 km; 1 mi)
Thickness	unknown
Terminus	Dater Glacier
Status	unknown

Sentinel Range map.

The glacier is named after the Thracian king Berisad, 358-352 BC.

Location

Berisad Glacier is centred at 78°25′20″S 84°51′50″W. US mapping in 1961, updated in 1988.

See also

• List of glaciers in the Antarctic
• Glaciology

Maps

• Vinson Massif. Scale 1:250 000 topographic map. Reston, Virginia: US Geological Survey, 1988.
• Antarctic Digital Database (ADD). Scale 1:250000 topographic map of Antarctica. Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). Since 1993, regularly updated.

References

• Bulgarian Antarctic Gazetteer. Antarctic Place-names Commission. (details in Bulgarian, basic data in English)

External links

• Berisad Glacier. Copernix satellite image

This article includes information from the Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria which is used with permission.